In 2017, Elk County, KS had a population of 2.58k people with a median age of 50.8 and a median household income of $39,405. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Elk County, KS declined from 2,635 to 2,581, a -2.05% decrease and its median household income grew from $37,393 to $39,405, a 5.38% increase.

The population of Elk County, KS is 91% White Alone, 4.11% Hispanic or Latino, and 2.29% Two or More Races. N/A% of the people in Elk County, KS speak a non-English language, and 99.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Elk County, KS is $48,300, and the homeownership rate is 81.5%. Most people in Elk County, KS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Elk County, KS is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Elk County, KS is $39,405. Males in Elk County, KS have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $43,397. The income inequality in Elk County, KS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.46, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Elk County, KS have a median annual income of $39,405, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $37,393 in 2016, which represents a 5.38% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Elk County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.417% decline from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2017 the GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elk County, KS (343 out of 2.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elk County, KS is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Elk County, KS declined at a rate of -1.35%, from 1.04k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elk County, KS, are Management Occupations (140 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (105 people), and Education, Training, & Library Occupations (104 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elk County, KS.

The most common jobs held by residents of Elk County, KS, by number of employees, are Management Occupations (140 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (105 people), and Education, Training, & Library Occupations (104 people).

Compared to other counties, Elk County, KS has an unusually high number of residents working as Transportation Occupations (2.01 times higher than expected), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (1.87 times), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1.76 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Elk County, KS declined at a rate of -1.35%, from 1.04k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elk County, KS, are Educational Services (160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (96 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elk County, KS, though some of these residents may live in Elk County, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The most common industries in Elk County, KS, by number of employees, are Educational Services (160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (96 people).

88.8% of the population of Elk County, KS has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 22.5% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 2.2% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Elk County, KS was $7,651 in 2014. This is a 2.99% increase from the previous year ($7,429).

Primary care physicians in Elk County, KS see 2605 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.3% decrease from the previous year (2694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 0 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 0 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Allen County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.5%). Additionally, Morris County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.9%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Elk County, KS was 50.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 51, were generally older than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 49. But people in Elk County, KS are getting staying the same age. In 2016, the average age of all Elk County, KS residents was 51.

As of 2017, 1.74% of Elk County, KS residents (45 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elk County, KS was 1.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Elk County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 99.7% of Elk County, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Elk County, KS was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Elk County, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 22.2 times more White Alone residents (2.35k people) in Elk County, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 106 Hispanic or Latino and 59 Two or More Races residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Elk County, KS as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Elk County, KS citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Elk County, KS was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Elk County, KS are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in Elk County, KS was $48,300 in 2017, which is 0.222 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $48,800 to $48,300, a 1.02% decrease. The homeownership rate in Elk County, KS is 81.5%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Elk County, KS have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Elk County, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,405

Median Household Income

± $4,007

1.16k

Number of Households

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In 2017, the median household income of the 1.16k households in Elk County, KS grew to $39,405 from the previous year's value of $37,393.

The following chart displays the households in Elk County, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Elk County, KS declined from to $48,300 from the previous year's value of $48,800.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Elk County, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elk County, KS the largest share of households have a property value in the $60k - $70k range.

This chart shows the households in Elk County, KS distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elk County, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Elk County, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elk County, KS have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Elk County, KS have a longer commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 6.9% of the workforce in Elk County, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elk County, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.